Marvel Cinematic Universe: Phase Six

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Phase Six
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Marvel Cinematic Universe
Phases

Phase Six of the

The Fantastic Four, scheduled for release in July 2025. The release schedule of Phase Six was changed several times due to the 2023 Writers Guild of America and SAG-AFTRA strikes. Kevin Feige produces
every film in this phase.

The films of the phase include the ensemble The Fantastic Four,

The Multiverse Saga
".

Development

By April 2014,

Fantastic Four was formally confirmed in December 2020;[6][7] the film was believed to be a part of Phase Four at that time.[8] In April 2022, Feige said he and Marvel Studios were on a creative retreat to plan and discuss the MCU films for the following 10 years,[9] and in June 2022, said information on the next saga of the MCU would be provided in the following months, with Marvel Studios being a "little more direct" on their future plans to provide audiences with "the bigger picture [so they] can see a tiny, tiny bit more of the roadmap" following the clues included during Phase Four.[10]

At Marvel Studios' San Diego Comic-Con panel in July 2022, Feige announced that Fantastic Four would be the first film of Phase Six. He also announced that the phase would conclude with two

Disney CEO Bob Iger announced that the company would be re-evaluating the volume of content it output as a way to cut costs over the next few years.[15] Shortly after, when reflecting on the amount of Disney+ content released for Phase Four in a short time frame, Feige anticipated that Marvel Studios would look to space out the releases of the Phase Five and Six Disney+ series or put fewer out each year "so they can each get a chance to shine".[13]

The start of the

Kang the Conqueror, who had been set to be the main antagonist of the Multiverse Saga.[23] Fantastic Four was retitled The Fantastic Four in February 2024, with its release date moved to July 25, 2025, swapping with Phase Five's Thunderbolts.[24][25]

Marvel Studios has three unannounced films set for February 13, July 24, and November 6, 2026.[26][27]

Films

Films of Marvel Cinematic Universe: Phase Six
Film[26][22] U.S. release date Director Screenwriter(s) Producer(s) Status
The Fantastic Four
July 25, 2025 (2025-07-25)[24] Matt Shakman[28] Jeff Kaplan & Ian Springer and Josh Friedman and
Cameron Squires and Eric Pearson[29][30][31]
Kevin Feige Pre-production
Blade
November 7, 2025 (2025-11-07)[21] Yann Demange[32] Michael Starrbury and Nic Pizzolatto and Michael Green[33][34]
Avengers 5
May 1, 2026 (2026-05-01)[23] TBA[35] Michael Waldron[36] In development
Avengers: Secret Wars
May 7, 2027 (2027-05-07)[17] TBA

The Fantastic Four (2025)

At

Reed Richards / Mister Fantastic, Vanessa Kirby as Sue Storm / Invisible Woman, Joseph Quinn as Johnny Storm / Human Torch, and Ebon Moss-Bachrach as Ben Grimm / The Thing,[24] when Eric Pearson joined to polish the script.[31] Filming is expected to begin in August 2024,[40][41] at Pinewood Studios in London.[42] The Fantastic Four is scheduled to be released on July 25, 2025.[24]

Blade (2025)

By May 2013, Marvel Studios had a working script for a new

Blade in Eternals (2021).[45] In February 2021, Stacy Osei-Kuffour was hired to write the film,[46] with Bassam Tariq hired to direct by that September.[47][48][49] Tariq left a year later due to the film's production shifts and creative differences.[50][32] Yann Demange was set to direct in November 2022, when Michael Starrbury was rewriting the script,[32] while Nic Pizzolatto joined as another writer in April 2023,[33] and Michael Green was hired to write a new script by November.[34] Filming was delayed from a June 2023 start due to the 2023 Writers Guild of America strike,[16] and is expected to occur at Trilith Studios and Tyler Perry Studios in Atlanta,[51][52] as well as in Cleveland,[53] New Orleans, and Morocco.[52] Blade is scheduled to be released on November 7, 2025.[21]

The

Ebony Blade is expected to be featured in the film, having first appeared at the end of Eternals alongside Blade.[54]

Avengers 5 (2026)

At San Diego Comic-Con in July 2022, Marvel Studios announced Avengers: The Kang Dynasty,

Kang the Conqueror in The Kang Dynasty before he was fired in December 2023, by which time Marvel was referring to the film internally as Avengers 5.[23] Filming is set to take place in the United Kingdom,[56] and was originally expected to begin in early 2024, prior to its delays and Majors's firing.[57] Avengers 5 is scheduled to be released on May 1, 2026.[23]

Avengers: Secret Wars (2027)

At San Diego Comic-Con in July 2022, Marvel Studios announced Avengers: Secret Wars.[11] In October, Waldron was revealed to be writing the screenplay.[58] Majors was attached to reprise his role as Kang until his firing in December 2023.[59][23] Avengers: Secret Wars is scheduled to be released on May 7, 2027.[17]

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